Pittwater, Australia: An Amazing Place to Kayak, Hike and Enjoy Nature
Bonnie Way visits Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park in Australia, where she goes hiking and kayaking and has a visit with a kookaburra.
South Pacific
Tasmania: Return to the Emerald Isle
Tasmania is the other Emerald Isle By YD Bar-Ness Go to Tasmania. Meet me there. You’ll find it is the place you were dreaming about. You might have to refresh your memory with a glance–it’s the island hanging off the corner of Australia. It has the wildness you’ve been longing…
Destination Guide: Newtown Sydney, Australia
Newtown: Sydney’s Trendy Heart By Kathleen Broadhurst While Melbourne may hold the unofficial title of Australia’s capital of culture, beautiful Sydney with its sunny weather and sweeping harbor can boast of a few trendy and eclectic cultural spots of its own. Most people who come to Sydney see the sights…
Victoria, Australia’s Great Ocean Walk: Magnificent!
Australia’s Great Ocean Walk Across Victoria By Max Hartshorne I flew to Australia in February to take a walk–a very long walk. My hike was on a trail that could easily be called the finest stretch of track in the southern hemisphere. It’s called the Great Ocean Walk, and it…
Trekking Te Araroa, New Zealand’s Newest & Longest Hiking Trail
Mariel Kennison writes about the TastyTrekkers, three friends who are trekking the length of New Zealand on the Te Araroa trail to raise money for charity.
An Unknown Paradise in Western Fiji
Adam Curren stays in a grass hut at the Flying Rish Eco-Village on the Island of Matacawalevu in Western Fiji.
Living Fa’a Samoa: Hospitality and Family Rule
Visiting Samoa to explore the islands and gain an appreciation for the Samoan way of life, including Alofaaga Blowholes and Afu-a-Au Falls.
Enjoying the Scenic Railways of New Zealand
Enjoying the Scenic Railways of New Zealand By Norman A Rubin New Zealand is a country of scenic and diverse natural beauty. The country is divided into two main islands, North and South. North Island has unique scenery ranging from fine sandy beaches, through productive farmland and verdant forest to…
New Zealand’s South Island: Splendid Adventuring
New Zealand’s South Island: Splendid Adventuring By David Rich South Island adventuring races the gamut from bungee jumping and jet-boating to paragliding and sky-diving, but after doing it all I found my tastes ran to wet and ice, from Class IV rafting and motor-boating the Marlborough Sounds to tramping around…
Oahu: Exploring Surf and Turf in the Stunning Aloha State
Jim Reynoldson takes a tour of Hawaii, seeking out the best places in the stunning aloha state for hiking on land and snorkeling in the sea.
New Zealand’s North Island: Top Three Escapades
New Zealand’s North Island: Top Three Escapades By David Rich Picture the world’s longest and lumpiest golf course, 1200 miles long, green humps stretching to the horizon. Presto, you’ve conjured New Zealand, the same size as Colorado but stretched like taffy until sundered in the middle, floating on an azure…
Cruising New Zealand’s Doubtful Sound
GoNOMAD Writer Cindy Bigras takes a cruise in marvelous, majestic, mysterious Doubtful Sound, in New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park.